While the national Olympic team traditionally comes together as a family in the quest to reach the medal podium on the biggest stage in the sporting world, Canada’s men’s and women’s curling representatives could bring new meaning to the term ‘family ties’ this time around.

Rachel Homan won her first Canadian women’s curling championship on Sunday night, defeating Jennifer Jones of Manitoba 9-6 in the final of the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston.

Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones rebounded from a loss to Ontario on Saturday night to earn her spot in the Final of the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts after defeating Team Canada’s Heather Nedohin 8-5 in the Semifinal on Sunday morning.

In their only meeting of the round robin, Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones came out on top of a 9-7 score. But in the Page Playoff between the top two finishers, at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Ontario’s Rachel Homan evened the score, stealing her way to an 8-5 win.

Jennifer Jones locked up her trip to the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Page playoff 1-2 game against Ontario’s Rachel Homan on Friday afternoon with a win – her 100th win at the event – over New Brunswick’s Andrea Crawford.

In the battle of the undefeated teams, it was Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones who hung on to her undefeated record, winning over Rachel Homan 9-7 on Thursday morning at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

The four top teams at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts faced off against one another on Wednesday afternoon at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ont., fighting for position at the top of the standings. When the dust settled, it was Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones and Ontario’s Rachel Homan sharing the 7-0 record.